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MOTOROLA EX232

68016144001

congratulations!

Whether you’re a talker, a texter or just love listening to 
music on the move, EX232 does it all.

Your phone is splash and dust resistant, because life 
happens fast, be ready for whatever it throws at you. 

Note: 

Always make sure that the battery door cover and 

connector cover are closed and secure. Damage caused 
by failing to properly secure the phone’s splash resistant 
covers is not covered by the warranty.

If you’d like even more information about how to use your 
new EX232 visit 

www.motorola.com/support

.

So, let’s go.

Note: 

Certain apps and features may not be available in 

all countries.

Caution: 

Before assembling, charging or using your 

phone for the first time, please read the important safety, 
regulatory and legal information in this guide.

12:00

Volume

Connector

Charge & 

connect to PC.

Power

Touchscreen

Keys

Key

C

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mer

a

Key

Home Key

Ind

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spl

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messages

Send an SMS or MMS

  

1

Touch  

>  

Messaging

 >

New message

.

2

Enter your message.

3

Add pictures, videos and more using options at the 
bottom of the screen.

4

Touch  

>

 Add recipient

 >

 

select a contact

.

5

Touch 

Send

.

Read messages

When you receive a message, your phone plays an alert 
and shows the new message indicator

 at the top of 

the screen.

To read the new message, touch

View

. To read messages 

stored in your inbox, touch

 > 

Messaging

 >

 Inbox

.

calls

Make 

c

alls

From the home screen, touch 

 then enter a number 

and touch 

.

Answer 

c

alls

When your phone rings or vibrates, touch

Answer

.

End a 

c

all

Touch

End call

.

In-

c

all o

p

tions

During a call, touch 

Loudspeaker

Keypad

Mute

New call

Contacts 

or 

Hold

.

Redial number

  

1

Touch  

Call log

.

2

Touch and hold the contact you want to call, then 
touch

Call

.

Emergen

c

c

alls

To call an emergency number, enter the emergency 
number and touch 

Call

.

Your mobile operator programs one or more emergency 
phone numbers that you can call under any circumstances, 
even when your phone is locked. Emergency numbers 
vary by country. Your pre-programmed emergency 
number(s) may not work in all locations, and sometimes 
an emergency call cannot be placed due to network, 
environmental or interference issues.

music

Re

c

ent 

c

alls

To see your 

Missed

Received 

and 

Dialled

 calls, touch 

 > 

Call Log

.

Voi

c

email

From the home screen, touch 

, then touch and hold 

1

If your voicemail number is preset, you will connect.

Ba

c

klight time

To set how long your backlight stays on, touch 

 

>

Settings 

Display

Backlight time-out

.

Battery ti

p

s

Want to extend your battery life? Try these:

Turn off Bluetooth™ power: Touch 

 >

Bluetooth

 

>

Off

.

Turn off the screen saver: Touch 

 >

Settings 

>

Display

 >

Screen saver

 >

Off

.

To use the music player, insert a microSD memory card 
(optional). The music player supports MP3, MIDI, AAC, 
AMR and WAV music formats. 

Play musi

c

Touch  

Music player

c

ontrols

Ti

p

To access music stored on your microSD memory 

card, touch 

 > 

 

Gallery

 >

Memory Card

. To 

transfer 

music to/from your memory card, plug your USB cable 
into your phone & computer, then drag & drop files.

fun

c

tion

p

lay/

p

ause

Touch /

.

next/

p

revious 

song

Touch /

.

volume

Press the side volume 
keys 

u

p

 

or

 down

.

Call log

• All
• Missed
• Received
• Dialled
• Delete All

A

c

tive mode

• Music
• Radio
• Camera
• Video
• Stopwatch

Organiser
Email
World clock
Contacts
Settings

Music player
Radio
Recorder

Photos

Camera

This is a standard main menu 
layout. Your phone’s menu may 
be a little different. 

Gallery
Messaging

• Inbox
• Drafts
• Outbox
• Sent items
• Saved  items
• Delivery reports
• Voice messages
• Info messages

Bluetooth
Games

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4H

1

2

3

4

5

6

cover off

SIM in

m

icroSD in

battery in

cover on

charge up

basics

Turn it on & off

Press and hold

 (on top of the phone) for a few 

seconds to turn the phone on/off. 

Tou

c

h ti

p

s

Tou

c

h:

 To choose an icon or option.

Tou

c

h & hold:

 To open special options.

Drag/Fli

c

k:

 Scroll/move slowly (drag) or quickly 

(flick).

Menu navigation

Touch 

 to open the main menu.

Press Home

 to close any menu or app and return to 

the home screen.

Touch Back

 to go back.

customize

Profiles

Your phone has different profiles. You can customise 
ringtones, alerts and volumes for each profile.

Touch  

>

 

Settings

 >

Profiles

, then select from 

these profiles:

General

: Standard profile default setting.

Silent

: Ringtone is off, vibrate is off.

Meeting

: Vibrate is off, ringtone is in low volume.

Outdoor

: Ringtone and key tone volume set 

to maximum.

Flight

: Turn off all wireless connections.

Dis

p

lay settings

To set display settings such as wallpaper, and screen 
saver, touch 

 >

 

Settings

 >

Display

.

Date & time

Set date, time, time zone and formats:

touch  

>

 

Settings

>

Date and time

.

phonebook

Create 

c

onta

c

ts

Touch  

 Contacts 

>

, enter the contact name 

and details, then touch

Save

.

Ti

p

Touch >

More

 > 

Memory in use

 to choose where 

to save your contacts (

Phone memory

SIM Card

 or 

Phone and SIM Card

).

Call 

c

onta

c

ts

Touch and hold a contact, then touch 

Call

.

Add

Groups

Speed dials

More

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Search for
contact.

    
View contact.

  
Add contact.

View 

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status, and 

m

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Add contact to 
speed dial.

  
Add contact to 
a group.

Bluetooth

Turn on or off

Touch  

Bluetooth

 >

On

 

or

 

Off

When Bluetooth power is on, the Bluetooth indicator

 

appears in the home screen.

Conne

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es

To connect with a new device, you need to pair with it. 
You only need to do this once for each device.

  

1

Make sure the device you are pairing with is in 
discoverable mode (see device instructions).

2

Touch

 >

Bluetooth

 >

Paired devices

 >

New

.

3

Your phone lists the devices it finds within range. 
Select a device to connect.

4

If necessary, enter the device passkey (like 

0000

to connect to the device.

photos & videos

Photos & videos

Photos: Touch

Camera

. To take the photo, 

press 

Camera key

.

Videos: Touch

Camera

, then drag 

 down. 

Press 

Camera key

 to start/stop.

After you’ve taken the photo:

To 

send

 in a message, email or via bluetooth, 

touch

.

To 

delete

 the photo or video and return to the 

viewfinder, touch 

.

To assign to a contact, touch 

 >

 Attach to contact

.

To see the photos and videos you’ve taken, touch

 

>

 

Gallery 

>

Images

 or 

Video Clips

.

USB drag & drop

Use your phone’s browser to surf your favourite web 
sites, upload videos and download apps. Log onto your 
internet-based email account to check your email.

Touch 

 

>

 

Mobile net

To go to a Web page, touch

URL bar

 to input site 

address.

To bookmark a Web page, touch

More

 

>

Bookmarks 

>

Add bookmark

.

To change displays settings like 

Font Size 

and 

View Mode

, touch

More

 >

Setting

.

To go to a link on a Web page, touch it.

Note: 

If you can’t connect, contact your mobile operator.

status indicators

The home screen is what you see when you turn on the 
phone or touch Home

 from a menu. It’s basically like 

this:

Note: 

Your home screen might look a little different.

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Menu Icon

St

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tors

Touch to open 

m

ain 

m

enu.

Shortcuts

Touch to open. 

 

welcome

 

your phone

Messages

Calls

Tips & tricks

Music

Menu map

Let’s go

Basics

PersonaliSe

Contacts

Bluetooth™

media

web

home screen

This product meets the applicable SAR limits of 
1.6 W/kg (FCC) and 2.0 W/kg (ICNIRP). The limits and 
guidelines include a substantial safety margin designed 
to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age 
and health. The highest SAR values measured for this 
device are listed in the legal and safety information 
packaged with your product.

Note: 

When carrying the product or using it while worn 

on your body, either use an approved accessory such as 
a holster or otherwise maintain a distance of 2.5 cm 
(1 inch) from the body to ensure compliance with RF 
exposure requirements. Note that the product may be 
transmitting even if you are not making a phone call.

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